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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 731.6 | 15.9% |
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 11,775.0 | 6.1% |
| Hiscox LTD | 1,169.0 | 4.5% |
| Aviva PLC | 546.8 | 4.2% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 338.7 | 3.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| WPP PLC | 645.2 | -16.2% |
| Howden Joinery Group PLC | 787.5 | -6.1% |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 1,545.0 | -5.2% |
| Haleon PLC | 382.4 | -3.3% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 3,588.0 | -3.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| Uk 100 INDEX | 8,756 | 0.3% | 14.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,240 | -0.5% | 11.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 22,551 | -1.1% | 28.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 37,912 | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,197 | -0.9% | 6.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 70.15 | -0.28% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 74.04 | 2.08% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,876 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 459 | -0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open -72 points at 8,684. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning, as nerves over tariffs. Donald Trump, in the last 24 hours has doubled down on a 25% levy against the European Union, reaffirming the March 4 launch of duties on Canada and Mexico (scrapping earlier April 2 ambiguity), and slapping an additional 10% tax on Chinese imports.
The S&P fell during a volatile session, after President Donald Trump’s declaration that tariffs on Canada and Mexico would proceed as planned, as well as a negative reversal in bellwether stock Nvidia following earnings. The S&P closed down 1.59% at 5,861.57. The broad market index remains in the red for the week and month. The Nasdaq pulled back 2.78%, to end the day at 18,544.42, with Nvidia’s 8.5% slide pulling the tech-heavy index lower. The Dow Jones lost 193.62 points, or 0.45%, to finish at 43,239.50.
Asian markets were lower overnight, in China, the Shanghai Composite traded 1.9% lower on Friday, while the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong tumbled 3.3%. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 slumped 2.9% and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney shed 1.2%.
British Airways owner IAG launched a 1-billion-euro ($1.04 billion) share buyback on Friday after it reported a 27% jump in annual operating profit, beating market expectations. The carrier reported adjusted operating profit of 4.44 billion euros. Analysts had expected 4.08 billion euros, according to a company-compiled poll.
Weir has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Mining Software Holdings Pty Ltd, a company based in Perth, Australia, for a sterling equivalent enterprise value of £657m1 (A$1,310m).
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HSBC Holdings
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 6th March 2025:
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